SOC 11-9039 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Education Administrators, All Other Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for other education administrators in Austin, Texas is $87,000 a year ($41.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,850: half of the 650 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($104,337).

$87,000average per year

$41.83 / hourMedian $75,850Take-home ≈ $70,034

  • $45K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $116K75th
  • $155K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

650people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 16Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, All Other pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $155,360 or more. The middle half of other education administrators in Austin earn between $56,280 and $116,290.

  • $45K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $116K75th
  • $155K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$87,000$7,250$41.83
Median$75,850$6,321$36.47
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,280$4,690$27.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$116,290$9,691$55.91

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Education Administrators, All Other salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $87,000, a single filer in Austin takes home about $70,034 a year, or $5,836 a month and $2,694 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for other education administrators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $87,000 buys what about $88,716 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 7th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($103,790).

All Education Administrators, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other education administrators

Visalia, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($141,380).

Education Administrators, All Other salary by city

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Education Administrators, All Other salary in Austin: questions

How much do other education administrators make an hour in Austin?

$41.83 an hour on average, and $36.47 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other education administrators salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other education administrators take-home pay in Austin?

About $70,034 a year ($5,836 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $87,000. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other education administrators earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($104,337).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-9039; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.41, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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